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by the minnesota commission of public safety order number seven the minnesota commission of public safety hereby finds and de clares it necessary and proper for the public safety for the protection of life and property and as a matter of military expediency and necessity : first that all licensed saloons in the state of minnesota be closed at 10:00 o'clock p m and remain closed until 8:00 o'clock the following day and that no intoxicating liquors be sold served or otherwise disposed of therein between the hours last above stated and that no women or girls be permitted to enter such saloons or be served therefrom at any time second that in all cities having a population of more than 50,000 all cafes and restaurants whether designated as roof-gardens chop-suey houses or otherwise in which intoxicating liquor is sold served or permitted to be sold served or drank be closed at 10:00 o'clock p m and that no intoxicating liquor be sold served or permitted to be sold served or drank therein until 8:00 o'clock a m thereafter and that no women or girls be served with or permitted at any time to drink intoxicating liquors therein third that dancing and cabaret performance in any saloon or place where intoxicating liquor is sold served or drank within the state of minne sota is hereby prohibited that the city council board of trustees or other governing body of all municipalities in the state of minnesota forthwith proceed to enact ordinances executing the provisions of this order and prescribing suitable penalties for violations of such ordinances which penalties shall include for a second offense imprisonment in the county jail without the option of a fine except in counties having workhouses in which case the im prisonment shall be in the workhouse and that a second conviction for such offense shall operate of itself and without any further act to revoke the license of the offender provided however that nothing herein contained shall be construed to extend the closing hour for licensed saloons where local ordinances fix an earlier hour than 10:00 o'clock p m this order shall be effective from and after the 5th day of june 1917 dated at saint paul minnesota june 5 1917 j a a burnquist governor and ex-qfiicio chairman of the minnesota commission of public safety john s pardee secretary

by the minnesota commission of public safety order number seven the minnesota commission of public safety hereby finds and de clares it necessary and proper for the public safety for the protection of life and property and as a matter of military expediency and necessity : first that all licensed saloons in the state of minnesota be closed at 10:00 o'clock p m and remain closed until 8:00 o'clock the following day and that no intoxicating liquors be sold served or otherwise disposed of therein between the hours last above stated and that no women or girls be permitted to enter such saloons or be served therefrom at any time second that in all cities having a population of more than 50,000 all cafes and restaurants whether designated as roof-gardens chop-suey houses or otherwise in which intoxicating liquor is sold served or permitted to be sold served or drank be closed at 10:00 o'clock p m and that no intoxicating liquor be sold served or permitted to be sold served or drank therein until 8:00 o'clock a m thereafter and that no women or girls be served with or permitted at any time to drink intoxicating liquors therein third that dancing and cabaret performance in any saloon or place where intoxicating liquor is sold served or drank within the state of minne sota is hereby prohibited that the city council board of trustees or other governing body of all municipalities in the state of minnesota forthwith proceed to enact ordinances executing the provisions of this order and prescribing suitable penalties for violations of such ordinances which penalties shall include for a second offense imprisonment in the county jail without the option of a fine except in counties having workhouses in which case the im prisonment shall be in the workhouse and that a second conviction for such offense shall operate of itself and without any further act to revoke the license of the offender provided however that nothing herein contained shall be construed to extend the closing hour for licensed saloons where local ordinances fix an earlier hour than 10:00 o'clock p m this order shall be effective from and after the 5th day of june 1917 dated at saint paul minnesota june 5 1917 j a a burnquist governor and ex-qfiicio chairman of the minnesota commission of public safety john s pardee secretary